Earlier this year we reported about a pen called the Lernstift which is basically a pen with a built-in spellcheck function. Pretty cool stuff, right? The pen, in case you might have forgot, attempts to recognize incorrectly spelt words, legibility, […]
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Handwriting is dying out in general, but cursive especially. Does anyone under the age of twenty ever use it anymore? They will, if the minds behind Lernstift have anything to say about it. They’ve got a haptic smart-pen that will spellcheck your script, but does that really make it any more enticing?
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One reason that we prefer keyboards to pens is the dignity-saving presence of a spell checker — but that won’t help your average schoolchild, obligated to learn their language scrawling on dead trees. Now, a pair of German inventors have developed Lernstift, a learning pen that’ll ruthlessly nag you into improving your spelling and handwriting with the power of vibration. Packing a stripped-down Linux system with a non-optical motion sensor, it’ll work out what you’re writing and buzz you if it thinks you’ve made a mistake, even if you’re scrawling in mid-air. In addition, there’s a calligraphy mode, which’ll let you know exactly how you could make your penmanship a little more, you know, legible. The makers have taken to Kickstarter to raise £120,000 ($181,476) in funding, with a pledge of £99 ($150) snagging you a device. If you’re not sold, then you can head past the break, but we’ve already pre-ordered a ton for our local doctor’s office.
Filed under: Peripherals
Via: The Telegraph
Source: Kickstarter
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